11/17/10
My New Cowl Scarf and Hat Set
I just got done crocheting myself a hat and cowl scarf set for winter. Thank goodness too because it is starting to get cold here in Michigan and I am thinking that snow is just around the corner. The scarf is very warm as it wraps around my neck completely. I am very happy with the way this set turned out. All together this took me about 7 hours to complete.
11/9/10
Little Health Expirament
For the next two weeks I have decided to not use the following artificial sweeteners; Aspartame, Cyclamate, Saccharin, and Sucralose. The reasons that I am doing this is because over the years I have heard really bad things about these sweeteners, and because the other day I was reading a magazine and came across some very interesting information that lead me to believe that I am suffering from Aspartame poisoning.
Some of the symptoms of Aspartame poisoning are depression, anxiety, weight gain due to increased cravings, Fybromyalgia, fatigue, headaches, worsening PMS, shortness of breath, frequent urination, palpitation's, seizures, nausea, stomach pain, diarrhea, fluid retention, excessive thrust, frequent infections, itchy skin, limb numbness, facial pain and restless legs, dizziness, confusion and impaired memory function.
Seeing since I have had a few of these symptoms I thought that now would be the time to stop poisoning myself and find out if that improves things. So here goes nothing. Good by diet Mountain Dew. I will have to drink regular Mountain Dew or Throwback for now. Hopefully, this is a beneficial move. Day 1 is almost over and I am about to head to bed.
In closing I have included a picture of some pop that I bought at the Health store today. This is a diet pop that is made out of Stevia instead of artificial sweeteners.
http://www.zevia.com/ You can buy some here!!! Its called Zevia.
Some of the symptoms of Aspartame poisoning are depression, anxiety, weight gain due to increased cravings, Fybromyalgia, fatigue, headaches, worsening PMS, shortness of breath, frequent urination, palpitation's, seizures, nausea, stomach pain, diarrhea, fluid retention, excessive thrust, frequent infections, itchy skin, limb numbness, facial pain and restless legs, dizziness, confusion and impaired memory function.
Seeing since I have had a few of these symptoms I thought that now would be the time to stop poisoning myself and find out if that improves things. So here goes nothing. Good by diet Mountain Dew. I will have to drink regular Mountain Dew or Throwback for now. Hopefully, this is a beneficial move. Day 1 is almost over and I am about to head to bed.
In closing I have included a picture of some pop that I bought at the Health store today. This is a diet pop that is made out of Stevia instead of artificial sweeteners.
11/6/10
10 Things I Love About Mom; Happy Birthday!
So, its my moms birthday today and this year I decided that I would write a blog and highlight the top ten reasons that I love my mom. Of course there are more than ten reasons, but this is a blog, not a book. So for all of you who do not know this is my mom.
Her name is Robin. This picture was taken this summer when we went to the Art Barn in Douglas, Mi. for my birthday.
Here are the top 10 reasons I love my mom;
1. She taught me about a faith in God. I would not have the faith that I have today if my mother had not taught my about God and instilled that in me. She took my sister and I to church and made having a relationship with Jesus important to me.
2. If I am sick at 2 o'clock in the morning or if my car breaks down the first person I am going to call is my mom because I know that no matter what she will come to where I am and try to make it better.
3. She still celebrates my birthday and the little milestones in my life like my smoking quit date and my sobriety date with me.
4. She is my friend as well as my mom. She shares her struggles with me, and allows me to help her. She allows me to see her imperfections.
5. She still cooks for me on occasion. Once in a while mom will bring over some dish that she made just because.
6. She is a wonderful grandma, and I am so proud of the way that she is with Lilly. I know that when I have children, they will have a wonderful grandma.
7. She is kindhearted and giving to strangers, and that is part of the reason that I love helping others. She taught me to help those less fortunate.
8. She loves animals. She rescues every stray cat in her neighborhood. I love that my mom can't let an animal suffer.
9. She is not lacking in motivation. No one can ever say that she is lazy. It took a while but I did learn some of this from her.
10. She is always trying to learn new things which is amazing. She learned how to drive on the highway, she learned computer, ect.
I love you mom. Happy Birthday!!!!!
Here are the top 10 reasons I love my mom;
1. She taught me about a faith in God. I would not have the faith that I have today if my mother had not taught my about God and instilled that in me. She took my sister and I to church and made having a relationship with Jesus important to me.
2. If I am sick at 2 o'clock in the morning or if my car breaks down the first person I am going to call is my mom because I know that no matter what she will come to where I am and try to make it better.
3. She still celebrates my birthday and the little milestones in my life like my smoking quit date and my sobriety date with me.
4. She is my friend as well as my mom. She shares her struggles with me, and allows me to help her. She allows me to see her imperfections.
5. She still cooks for me on occasion. Once in a while mom will bring over some dish that she made just because.
6. She is a wonderful grandma, and I am so proud of the way that she is with Lilly. I know that when I have children, they will have a wonderful grandma.
7. She is kindhearted and giving to strangers, and that is part of the reason that I love helping others. She taught me to help those less fortunate.
8. She loves animals. She rescues every stray cat in her neighborhood. I love that my mom can't let an animal suffer.
9. She is not lacking in motivation. No one can ever say that she is lazy. It took a while but I did learn some of this from her.
10. She is always trying to learn new things which is amazing. She learned how to drive on the highway, she learned computer, ect.
I love you mom. Happy Birthday!!!!!
11/4/10
Why I Hate Winter
OK, so I have whined about this for the entire day to anyone that would listen, and now I know that what I must do is write a blog about it, and just get it out of my system so that my friends can stop having to listen to me complain. Tomorrow's weather forecast is calling for snow flurries and I am almost wanting to climb under my covers and go into hibernation until next spring. I HATE WINTER!!!! No only is it cold but there is no sunlight. Today we had about 11 hours of potential sunlight but we did not actually receive 11 hours of sunlight because it rained. So actually there was no sun today. And since there will be snow flurries tomorrow and the next day then we will not have any sunlight the next two days either. It seems like with the limited sunlight comes so many things. First of all people actually go to bed earlier. I am a night owl so this is not so good for me. In the summer everyone is up to being up later because the sun does not set until ten pm. However, in the winter, at like 7 pm people start wanting to go home and go to bed because that is when the sun sets in the winter. Then in the morning the urge to sleep in longer is stronger because the sun does not rise until almost 8 am. Also, you can't spend as much time outside so you constantly feel like you are being cooped up like a prisoner. Everything that you go to do for entertainment costs money because it is inside. You can't exercise as much because you can't get outside. Therefore you are eating fattening foods due to the holidays and gaining weight because you can't get outside to exercise it off. All together these are the reasons that I hate winter.
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